Here is a list of percentages of 2013 high school graduates in Florida and the US earning scores of 3 or better on individual AP examinations from the 2014 AP Report to the Nation. The higher percentage (Florida or US) is highlighted. The results are sorted into the same categories used in the AP report.
Math and Science
Subject Florida US
Biology 2.39% 2.99%
Calculus AB 4.22% 4.27%
Calculus BC 1.81% 2.08%
Chemistry 1.59% 1.94%
Computer Sci 0.29% 0.47%
Environ Sci 3.48% 1.55%
Physics B 1.37% 1.37%
Physics C E&M 0.24% 0.31%
Physics C Mech 0.57% 0.78%
Statistics 2.81% 2.66%
English, History and Social Science
Subject Florida US
Comp Gov 0.41% 0.30%
English Lang 10.73% 7.45%
English Lit 8.27% 5.92%
Euro History 2.82% 1.80%
Human Geo 5.53% 1.17%
Macroecon 2.78% 1.49%
Microecon 1.75% 1.04%
Psychology 9.28% 4.35%
US Gov 4.50% 3.62%
US History 7.08% 6.32%
World History 5.32% 2.73%
Arts and World Languages
Subject Florida US
Art History 0.89% 0.33%
Chinese 0.03% 0.18%
French 0.40% 0.34%
German 0.04% 0.10%
Italian 0.05% 0.03%
Japanese 0.02% 0.04%
Latin 0.04% 0.07%
Music Theory 0.56% 0.31%
Spanish Lang 4.51% 2.52%
Spanish Lit 0.83% 0.34%
Art 2-D 1.25% 0.50%
Art 3-D 0.17% 0.07%
Drawing 0.63% 0.34%
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